Background: Multiple immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated sensitizations and/or allergies often coexist in patients with allergic rhinitis (AR). Several simultaneous allergen exposures in multiple IgE-mediated sensitizations and/or allergies may increase the allergen load and be related to disease severity. No study has verified whether positive allergen serum IgE levels and allergen categories together are associated with AR severity in adults. Objective: To investigate the effects of perennial dust mites (DMs) allergy and multiple serum sIgE-mediated autumn pollen allergy coexistence on symptom severity in adult patients with AR in autumn. Methods: In total, 153 patients with AR and with autumn pollen allergy (Artemisia argyi, ragweed, and hop) with or without DMs allergy were recruited in the autumn pollen season. Symptom severity was assessed by using the Chinese version of the visual analog scale (VAS): four rhinitis symptoms (sneezing, rhinorrhea, nasal pruritus, and nasal congestion) and two ocular symptoms (ocular itching and/or grittiness and/or redness, and ocular tearing) were scored at approximately the same period. We measured allergen serum sIgE levels for the inhaled allergens. The effects of DMs allergy and multiple autumn pollen allergy coexistence on symptom severity were analyzed. Results: Neither the sum of the autumn pollen allergens categories (total number of positive autumn pollen allergens, i.e., Artemisia argyi or ragweed or hop positive: 1; Artemisia argyi and ragweed positive: 2; Artemisia argyi, ragweed, and hop positive: 3) nor serum sIgE levels( total sIgE levels of positive autumn pollen allergens) exerted any influence on the severity of nasal and ocular symptoms (p > 0.05). When the concomitant DMs allergy status was considered, the sum of the positive autumn pollen allergen categories and accumulated positive autumn pollen and DMs serum sIgE levels (total levels of serum sIgE of positive autumn pollen allergens plus the levels of serum sIgE of DMs) had no influence on patients' symptom severity (p > 0.05). Conclusion: The coexistence of perennial DMs allergy and multiple autumn pollen allergy did not affect the severity of symptoms among adult patients with AR and with autumn pollen allergy in autumn.
基金:
National Key R&D Program of China [2016YFC20160905200]; National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) [81570895, 81420108009, 81400444, 81470678, 81630023]; Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research TeamProgram for Changjiang Scholars & Innovative Research Team in University (PCSIRT) [IRT13082]; Special Fund of Capital Health Development [2011-1017-06, 2011-1017-02]; Special Fund of Sanitation Elite Reconstruction of Beijing [2009-2-007]; Beijing Health Bureau Program for High Level Talents [2011-3-043]; Beijing Municipal Administration of Hospitals' Mission Plan [SML20150203]; Capital Citizenry Health Program [z161100000116062]
第一作者机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing TongRen Hosp, Dept Allergy, Beijing, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]Capital Med Univ, Beijing TongRen Hosp, Dept Allergy, Beijing, Peoples R China[2]Beijing Inst Otolaryngol, Beijing Key Lab Nasal Dis, Beijing, Peoples R China[3]Capital Med Univ, Beijing TongRen Hosp, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Beijing, Peoples R China[*1]Beijing Inst Otolaryngol, 17 HouGouHuTong, Beijing 100005, Peoples R China
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Xu Qingqing,Zhang Yuan,Zhang Luo.Effect of perennial dust mites allergy on symptom severity of autumn allergic rhinitis in adults[J].ALLERGY AND ASTHMA PROCEEDINGS.2020,41(5):363-371.doi:10.2500/aap.2020.41.200046.
APA:
Xu, Qingqing,Zhang, Yuan&Zhang, Luo.(2020).Effect of perennial dust mites allergy on symptom severity of autumn allergic rhinitis in adults.ALLERGY AND ASTHMA PROCEEDINGS,41,(5)
MLA:
Xu, Qingqing,et al."Effect of perennial dust mites allergy on symptom severity of autumn allergic rhinitis in adults".ALLERGY AND ASTHMA PROCEEDINGS 41..5(2020):363-371